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Ensemble Mean API #966

@patrick-zippenfenig

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@patrick-zippenfenig

For all ensemble models, the mean+spread variables are now calculated. This enables user to get the ensemble mean+spread directly, instead of downloading historical forecasts.

I need a duplicate of the Ensemble API docs with

  • Title: Ensemble Mean API
  • Url /en/docs/ensemble-mean-api (Do not add it to the navigation yet)
  • Same variables, BUT each hourly variable has a mean + spread. Exactly like the check boxes for "Mean" and "Anomaly" in the seasonal forecast API. The "Mean" variable remains the same name e.g. "temperature_2m", but the spread variable is called "temperature_2m_spread"
  • Daily variables also have "Mean" and "Anomaly". E.g. "Maximum Temperature (2 m) ☐ Mean ☐ Spread". The API does not yet support daily spread variables (e.g. temperature_2m_max_spread), but I will implement this soon.
  • The models selection is the same, but they have different names. Additionally the domain "ncep_hgefs025_ensemble_mean" is available, which does not exist in the current Ensemble API. The list of variables however is the same.
  • The API call weight calculation is just 1 per variable, instead multiplied by each individual members (~50)
  • Ensemble means+spread will be archived and available for a longer period of time
dwd_icon_eps_ensemble_mean_seamless
dwd_icon_eps_ensemble_mean
dwd_icon_eu_eps_ensemble_mean
dwd_icon_d2_eps_ensemble_mean
ecmwf_ifs025_ensemble_mean
ecmwf_aifs025_ensemble_mean
ncep_gefs025_ensemble_mean
ncep_gefs05_ensemble_mean
ncep_gefs_ensemble_mean_seamless
cmc_gem_geps_ensemble_mean
bom_access_global_ensemble_mean
ukmo_global_ensemble_mean_20km
ukmo_uk_ensemble_mean_2km
meteoswiss_icon_ch1_ensemble_mean
meteoswiss_icon_ch2_ensemble_mean

Example API call: https://ensemble-api.open-meteo.com/v1/ensemble?latitude=52.52&longitude=13.41&hourly=temperature_2m,temperature_2m_spread&models=dwd_icon_eps_ensemble_mean_seamless

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